Shelf structure.



W. 'TIETZ, DEGD. K. G. nAsHIELL, 0113mm. SHELF STRUCTURE. ABPLIOATION FILED 11211.19, 191 1.

1,066,165 Patented July 1,1913. a SHEETS-SHEET 1.

1B5? 25' RV Ly SJMMM William Tiaifz.

IJNHEE) s r eras PATENT orrion WILLIAM TIETZ, 0F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA; R. GRAYSON DASHI EIIL CUBIATOR OFTHE ESTATE SAID WILLIAM TIETZ, DECEASED. I

SHELF STRUCTURE. I

Application filed April i9, 1911. Serial No. 622,068.

Specification of Letters Patept.

- Patented July 1, 1913.

T '0 all whom 2'15 may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM TIETZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico' and State of Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shelf Structures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in sectionaljshelving and the leading object of the invention is to provide a series of shelf supports adapted to be secured directly against a wall or partition and a series of shelves provided with means adapted to ining in the direction of the arrow.

terlock with members carriedby the supports and to hold said supports rigidly spaced from each other.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a series of vertical supports and a series of horizontal support-s'--"adjustablev thereon and so arranged that any-number of sections'may be connected together againstv a wall or partition.

A further object of'the invention is a.

provide asectioaal shelving construction in cluding vertical and horizontal supports and shelves provided with end members adapted to interlock with the horizontal supports and adaptedto be adjusteds'o as to assume tilting positions on the vertical supports.

With the above and otherobj'ectsin view the-invention relates to certain construe tions; ;combinations' and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the "following specification and clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the 1mproved shelving with portions thereof shown in section. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken through the shelving and showing the interlocking engagement of the shelves with the horizontal supports. Fig. Sis a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view showing the mounting of one of the horizontal members upon two of the vertical members. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line 5'-5 of Fi 4lookig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken on line 66 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 isa detail perspective view of one of the interlocking arms or members carried by the shelves. Big. 8 is a perspective view of one of the shelf members of one of the shelving sections looking at'the bottom thereof. 7

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

which are prepared for illustrative purposes and accordin 1y are not drawn to scale, 5 denotes awa l, partition or other member, which in some cases'inay consist of a vertically disposed board. In the latter case the board is-formed of apredetermined height and width so that a series of boards may be arranged inunit-form against a wall- 'or partitionpor if necessary away from the wall or partition. Against the wall or member 5 vertically disposed L bars or angle supports'6 are secured, .two of said supports beingarranged in contacting engagement at spaced points against said wall or member 5 with a part of their flanges secured by means of fastening devices to said Wall or support and their other flanges extending laterally of said wall or support. The laterally or outwardlyektending flanges 6 of the L bars or angle supports 6 are provided with vertically spaced openings 6 which are adapted to receive the screws or supporting pegs 7 carried by the horizontal shelf supports 8. The horizontal shelf supports 8 consist of-two angle iron or vL bars which are arranged with two of their '12 of the L-shaped bars or angle supports 18,

which are suitably fastened to the vertical boards ,or frame members 14, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 1.

.The vertical supports 6 and 13 and the horizontal supports '8 constitute the main features of the improvedsectional shelving and owing to their peculiar construction can be multiplied indefinitely according to the requirements of the building or oilice 'or other place in .which'the'shelving is tobe erected Two of the vertical supports arranged in contacting engagement against the wall or other supporting inemler 5, are arranged in vertical .alinement with two other vertical supports so that the horizontal shelf supports 8 can be interlocked with the inwardly directed flanges ofthe vertical cally, spaced'openings' 13 which are adapt-' supports'. I The. flanges -12 :of 1 the outer ver-;

tical supports 1amprovided with-vertied to receive the screws or supporting pegs 15 carried by thehori zontal shelf supports so that the support may beraised .to a

are formed. of; predetermined .widths and lengths and are adapted to engage thefhorizontal flanges; 8 of the shelf supports;

, Each of shelves is provided with endmem bers 17 having depending flanges 18 adapt--' ed to enter the open spaces '11 between the verticalffianges- 8'? of the horizontal shelf supports 'The' upper portions of the members 17 are disposed in countersunk. openings formed in the ends of. the shelves so thatthe shelf-ends will lie snugly on the horizontal flanges 8 The open spaces 11 are wide enough'tofreceivetwo contacting locking flanges 18 arranged in opposition to .eachother. The depending ixlo'ckin flanges 18' are provided with openings 1 a through which screw bolts 19fare passed,

said screw boltsbeing also passed throughopenings formed in the horizontal shelfsupportsf8 and secured by nuts20 to said horizontal shelf supports. Inthis way the shelves are locked to the Horizontal shelf supports and thei vertical L bars or angle supports are-securelylocked to each other against relative movement. After a number ofsections have been assembled so as to provide separate tiers of shelves as shown in Fig. 2, end panels-or boards 21 may be arranged to close the ends of the shelves and protect the goodscontained on the shelves vided so as to cover the edges ofthe mem- -ber 5 and the frontboards or supports 14" as 'well as the-upper edgesof the panels 21,

. against dust." A- top 22 mayfalso be proand this topis preferably provided with a] depending ledge 23 engaging the upper edges of the boards or supports 14 land the panels-21rfThe top 22 is also provided with two of. the members 17 on-e'ach end so that it can be interlocked :with the uppermost horizontalsupports 8, as shown in Figs. 1' and 4. Doors 24-ma'y'jbe secured by hinges -25 to a part of the front supports 14;- so as to protect the goods arranged on the shelves 16, and by-the use of said door'sthe entire construction assumes theappearance of :a

rigid case. The top 22 may alsope 21.1%; ranged-in sections so as to permit of an easily varied unit construction; By'secur Iing the-inner flanges of the vertical supports to each other lfront boards} lt may be that a series of open'shelves is provided.

' I- claim, In combination, a plurality'of vertically disposed L-shaped 1 bars having a pair of flanges arranged in contacting engagement,

a pairof horizontally. spacedsupporting L- shaped bars .adjust ably, mounted on said flanges, a series ofshelves supported by' said horizontal members, and a plurality of members having a horizontal flange portion sedispensed with and the doors 24 omitted-so cured to the'und'erside of the ad'jacentends of the shelves, and-a depending flange, the

, In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.-

. WILLIAM TIETZ. -Witnesses:

GEO. F. 'SGHEER, W; H.- JAMEs, Jr.

adjacent depending flanges of each member -being. disposed in. contacting engagement. fwithI-each other and interlocked between said horiz'ontal supports as described. 

